Summary: Listen to Jhumpa Bhattacharya and Sandhya Anantharaman discuss the history, promise, and ongoing debate around Universal Basic Income as a policy solution for economic and racial inequity. <br> <br> <a href="https://insightcced.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/Sandhya-Anantharaman.jpg"></a>Sandhya Anantharaman is a Co-Director of the <a style="color: #0968b1;" href="http://www.universalincome.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Universal Income Project</a>, a California-based advocacy organization working to educate, build support, and organize around Universal Basic Income (UBI) as a “radically common-sense” policy solution for economic and social inequity.<br> Sandhya joined Jhumpa Bhattacharya, Director of Racial Equity and Strategy, on the podcast for an in-depth discussion of UBI, including its history, potential, and the many questions and misconceptions surrounding current debates of this progressive policy proposal.<br> In describing the transformative potential of UBI, Sandhya discussed case studies of UBI and similar cash transfer programs, including the pending <a style="color: #0968b1;" href="https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2017/10/stockton_ubi_basic_income/543036/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">UBI pilot in Stockton</a>; the role of UBI in complementing the existing social safety net; and the need to shift the national discussion of UBI away from issues of technology and automation to focus on economic and racial equity.<br> Sandhya, who is also the Data Scientist at the national, racial justice organization <a style="color: #0968b1;" href="https://www.colorofchange.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Color of Change</a>, also spoke about the need to complement the “incredibly clear” data behind basic income with more trust-building stories of how it can radically change lives, and society, through its testament to the “unconditional value” of each and every person.<br> To listen to the full discussion, use the audio player above or subscribe to the <a style="color: #0968b1;" href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/hidden-truths/id1186480379?mt=2" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Hidden Truths podcast</a> on iTunes.<br> <br> To learn more about Sandhya Anantharaman and her work at the Universal Income Project, visit <a style="color: #0968b1;" href="http://www.universalincome.org/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">universalincome.org</a>, and follow her on <a style="color: #0968b1;" href="https://twitter.com/heysandhya" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Twitter</a> and <a style="color: #0968b1;" href="https://medium.com/@SandhyaAnanth" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Medium</a>. <br>
